Install glitch: “Username not found.”

Installing bbpress to replace phpBB. Got through everything, using the same database as WP, can access the database, WP, Coppermine — everything with my username. It’s correct in config.php. When I enter the username (I get no dropdown), it tells me:

Getting snooty eh? I just suggested that *because* I just did an installation on my localhost, ran into same issue, and then slapped forehead because I forgot to use the WP username during the installation process..

Kessel, you may need to try this plugin: Usernames I18N Fix. I had the same problem b/c I had a space in my username and it wouldn’t recognize it. I’m not sure if you can install the plugin before you have run the install routine. If not, go back into WP and create a new user with a *very* simple name, give the dummy user admin rights, and then go through the install. Once you’re in, go to your *real* username, make it a keymaster, and if you have this plugin running you should be all set.

Thanks. Got it going, but now I get nothing but 404 pages that insist on a call to “http://ourdomain/forum/install/install.php” — which doesn’t exist, and doesn’t exist in any of the documents on the site. Hrmmmm…

This happens when I try to access the main forum page as well as any of the bbpress admin pages. Very strange…

You could disable it just to see if that’s the problem. In addition to removing or modifying the .htaccess file, you need to set

$bb->mod_rewrite = false;

in your config. That will turn off the rewriting completely. Both need to be working for the pretty permalinks to work (i.e. the .htaccess is present, and the $bb->mod_rewrite = true. It doesn’t work on all servers though. Oddly, it works for my WordPress just fine, but not for bbPress which is in a subdirectory, so I have mine set to false for bbPress.)

I would disable it for now, just to see if that’s causing your problem.

It appeared that he/she was getting snooty, at least a little bit. However, they weren’t. But either way, at least I didn’t call or refer to him/her as a “tool” as you did me.. I don’t know YOU from Adam.. so get off me.. thx.

Possible caching by the browser? I can’t think of anything that would cause a redirect like that. You try to visit the forum, and are immediately redirected to /forum/install/install.php? That is weird.